Dell Inc. PowerEdge M420 ssj_ops@100% = 143,661
Test Sponsor: Dell Inc. SPEC License #: 55 Test Method: Multi Node
Tested By: Dell Inc. Test Location: Round Rock, TX, USA Test Date: Jun 20, 2012
Hardware Availability: May-2012 Software Availability: Dec-2011 Publication: Jul 11, 2012
System Source: Single Supplier System Designation: Server Power Provisioning: Line-powered
Benchmark Results Summary
Target Load Actual Load ssj_ops
Target Actual
Calibration 1     144,103
Calibration 2     144,774
Calibration 3     143,977
ssj_ops@calibrated=144,375
100% 99.5% 144,375 143,661
90% 89.6% 129,938 129,338
80% 80.8% 115,500 116,586
70% 70.8% 101,063 102,287
60% 59.2% 86,625 85,457
50% 50.0% 72,188 72,124
40% 40.0% 57,750 57,787
30% 29.8% 43,313 43,001
20% 20.4% 28,875 29,383
10% 9.7% 14,438 13,998
Active Idle   0 0
Graph of results
System Under Test
Set: 'sut'
Set Identifier: sut
Set Description: M420
# of Identical Nodes: 32
Comment: None
Hardware
Hardware Vendor: Dell Inc.
Model: PowerEdge M420
Form Factor: Blade
CPU Name: Intel Xeon E5-2470 (2.3 GHz)
CPU Characteristics: 8 Core, 2.30 GHz, 20MB L3 Cache
CPU Frequency (MHz): 2300
CPU(s) Enabled: 16 cores, 2 chips, 8 cores/chip
Hardware Threads: 32 (2 / core)
CPU(s) Orderable: 1,2 chips
Primary Cache: 32 KB I + 32 KB D on chip per core
Secondary Cache: 256 KB I+D on chip per chip
Tertiary Cache: 20 MB I+D on chip per chip
Other Cache: None
Memory Amount (GB): 24
# and size of DIMM: 6 x 4096 MB
Memory Details: 4GB 2Rx8 PC3L-10600R ECC RDIMM, Slots A1-A3, B1-B3 populated
Power Supply Quantity and Rating (W): None
Power Supply Details: Shared
Disk Drive: 1 x 50 GB 1.8" SATA SSD Dell P/N 02KFM
Disk Controller: PERC H310
# and type of Network Interface Cards (NICs) Installed: 1 x Onboard dual-port Broadcom 10Gb Ethernet
NICs Enabled in Firmware / OS / Connected: 2/2/1
Network Speed (Mbit): 1000
Keyboard: None
Mouse: None
Monitor: None
Optical Drives: No
Other Hardware: None
Software
Power Management: Power Saver Mode in OS (See Notes)
Operating System (OS): Windows 2008 Server Enterprise x64 Edition
OS Version: R2 SP1
Filesystem: NTFS
JVM Vendor: Oracle Corporation
JVM Version: Oracle Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM on Windows, version 1.6.0_30
JVM Command-line Options: -server -showversion -Xmx1600m -Xms1600m -Xmn1200m -XX:ParallelGCThreads=2 -XX:SurvivorRatio=60 -XX:TargetSurvivorRatio=90 -XX:InlineSmallCode=3900 -XX:MaxInlineSize=270 -XX:FreqInlineSize=2500 -XX:AllocatePrefetchDistance=256 -XX:AllocatePrefetchLines=4 -XX:InitialTenuringThreshold=12 -XX:MaxTenuringThreshold=15 -XX:LoopUnrollLimit=45 -XX:+UseCompressedStrings -XX:+AggressiveOpts -XX:+UseLargePages -XX:+UseParallelOldGC
JVM Affinity: start /affinity [F, F0, F00, F000, F0000, F00000, F000000, F0000000]
JVM Instances: 8
JVM Initial Heap (MB): 1600
JVM Maximum Heap (MB): 1600
JVM Address Bits: 64
Boot Firmware Version: 1.0.0
Management Firmware Version: iDRAC7 1.10 Build 20
Workload Version: SSJ 1.2.9
Director Location: Controller
Other Software: None
Boot Firmware Settings
  • Adjacent Cache Line Prefetch disabled.
  • Hardware Prefetcher Disabled.
  • DCU Streamer Prefetcher disabled.
  • User Accessible USB Ports set to Disabled.
  • CPU Power management set to System DBPM (DAPC).
  • Memory Speed set to 1067MHz.
  • Turbo Boost Disabled.
  • C1E Enabled.
  • C States enabled
  • QPI speed set to 6.4 GT/s.
  • Memory Patrol Scrub disabled.
  • Memory refresh rate set to 1x.
  • Memory Operating Voltage set to Auto.
    • Management Firmware Settings
    none
    System Under Test Notes
  • Each JVM instance was affinitized to four logical processors.
  • Using the local security settings console, "lock pages in memory" was enabled for the user running the benchmark.
  • Run was started remotely via psexec script.
  • Windows Power Saver Settings:
  • Turn off Hard Disk after 1 Minute.
  • Turn off Display after 1 Minute.
  • SPECpower_ssj.props input.load_level.number_warehouses set to 32 due to a known inconsistency in processor reporting with this Java version.
    • Notes
    None
    Performance Details
    Target Load Actual Load Transaction Type Count Total Heap (MB)
    Calibration 1 New Order 10,480,440 1,589
    Payment 10,480,441
    Order Status 1,048,044
    Delivery 1,048,043
    Stock Level 1,048,041
    Customer Report 10,480,440
    Calibration 2 New Order 10,529,872 1,589
    Payment 10,529,878
    Order Status 1,052,987
    Delivery 1,052,985
    Stock Level 1,052,987
    Customer Report 10,529,876
    Calibration 3 New Order 10,476,040 1,589
    Payment 10,476,038
    Order Status 1,047,605
    Delivery 1,047,603
    Stock Level 1,047,606
    Customer Report 10,476,039
    100% 99.5% New Order 10,456,424 1,589
    Payment 10,456,413
    Order Status 1,045,642
    Delivery 1,045,641
    Stock Level 1,045,644
    Customer Report 10,456,415
    90% 89.6% New Order 9,406,871 1,589
    Payment 9,406,863
    Order Status 940,687
    Delivery 940,686
    Stock Level 940,688
    Customer Report 9,406,865
    80% 80.8% New Order 8,481,992 1,589
    Payment 8,481,987
    Order Status 848,200
    Delivery 848,200
    Stock Level 848,202
    Customer Report 8,481,986
    70% 70.8% New Order 7,439,171 1,589
    Payment 7,439,173
    Order Status 743,916
    Delivery 743,916
    Stock Level 743,916
    Customer Report 7,439,168
    60% 59.2% New Order 6,218,381 1,589
    Payment 6,218,379
    Order Status 621,839
    Delivery 621,837
    Stock Level 621,837
    Customer Report 6,218,386
    50% 50.0% New Order 5,245,439 1,589
    Payment 5,245,436
    Order Status 524,543
    Delivery 524,544
    Stock Level 524,543
    Customer Report 5,245,435
    40% 40.0% New Order 4,202,749 1,589
    Payment 4,202,738
    Order Status 420,275
    Delivery 420,273
    Stock Level 420,274
    Customer Report 4,202,748
    30% 29.8% New Order 3,127,357 1,589
    Payment 3,127,365
    Order Status 312,735
    Delivery 312,737
    Stock Level 312,737
    Customer Report 3,127,374
    20% 20.4% New Order 2,136,985 1,589
    Payment 2,136,979
    Order Status 213,697
    Delivery 213,699
    Stock Level 213,698
    Customer Report 2,136,981
    10% 9.7% New Order 1,018,036 1,589
    Payment 1,018,028
    Order Status 101,803
    Delivery 101,803
    Stock Level 101,804
    Customer Report 1,018,033
    Active Idle New Order 0 1,589
    Payment 0
    Order Status 0
    Delivery 0
    Stock Level 0
    Customer Report 0